Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Paylocity Holding Corp shares valued at $20,874 were purchased by NICHOLAS ROST on Sep 24 ’25. At $165.67 per share, NICHOLAS ROST acquired 126 shares.
Also, Beauchamp Steven R sold 4,664 shares, netting a total of over 813,402 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $174.40 each, the insider now holds 1,536,160 shares.
Before that, Cappotelli Andrew had sold 77 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $13,373, the Sr Vice President Operations traded Paylocity Holding Corp shares for $173.68 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 77 shares, worth approximately $3.74 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on August 14, 2025, Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $215. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 21, 2025, Stephens has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for PCTY. Earlier on May 02, 2025, BMO Capital Markets resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for PCTY stock.
Analyzing PCTY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ: PCTY] plunged -0.82% to $163.81. The stock’s lowest price that day was $162.66, but it reached a high of $165.12 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.73%. Over the course of the year, Paylocity Holding Corp shares have dropped approximately -0.23%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $223.80 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $162.50 on 09/22/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 162.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 161.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 165.07. The next price resistance is at 166.32. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 35.79 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Paylocity Holding Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Paylocity Holding Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by 31439.0 shares to 1.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.16 million shares. A decline of -2.79% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.95.
Which companies own the most shares of Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY)?
In terms of Paylocity Holding Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 220 in the next 12 months, up nearly 33.2% from the previous closing price of $165.16. Analysts anticipate Paylocity Holding Corp stock to reach 220 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 183. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Paylocity Holding Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 16, 2025, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $190.
